The One That Got Away by Charlotte RixonMy rating: 1 of 5 stars
DNF at 33%.
In 2000, Benjamin met Clara while they were at university. Despite different backgrounds, interests, and even universities they fall in love.
In 2022 a terrorist sets off a bomb at the Newcastle City football ground, although Clara hasn't seen Benjamin for twenty years she knows he would never miss a home game and so, against all reason, she drops everything to travel to Newcastle to try to find him.
I can't tell you much more than that because I gave up a third of the way through. As a dispassionate observer I would say Benjamin had a lucky escape because Clara was subject to uncontrollable jealousy and fits of rage out of all proportion to the circumstances. Now I have some sympathy because at that age we are all drama queens, slaves to out over-active hormones, but she doesn't seem to be any better twenty years later.
I have too many books on my TBR pile to continue reading a book where I don't like either of the characters and it doesn't seem to have got anywhere.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
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